{
  "id": 18420362,
  "title": "Watchdog publishes a list of 77 clergy accused of abuse in Peru ahead of the Pope’s visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/watchdog-publishes-a-list-of-77-clergy-accused-of-abuse-in-peru-ahead",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T01:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/06/watchdog-publishes-a-list-of-77-clergy-accused-of-abuse-in-peru-ahead-of-the-pope-s-visit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bishop Accountability, a US-based watchdog, released a list of 77 members of Peru's Catholic clergy who have been accused of sexually abusing minors, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country. The allegations are based on Reinaldo Nann's book \"Den of abusers or safe Church?\", published this year. Nann, a former bishop of Caravelí and now a layperson, compiled the list, which includes priests, brothers, seminarians, consecrated laypeople, and Church officials accused of abuse or covering it up. The victims and the organisation call on the Pope to set up a truth commission and implement a zero-tolerance rule in canon law. Peru's Catholic Church has been accused of putting children at risk by protecting abusers. The Pope, who will be in Peru from November 11 to 17, is expected to meet victims during his visit, though no official meeting has been scheduled yet. The Peruvian Bishops' Conference has not responded to the list.",
  "summary": "US-based organisation Bishop Accountability on Thursday presented in Lima a list of 77 members of Peru’s Catholic clergy publicly accused of sexually abusing minors, days before Pope Leo XIV, who lived in the country for more than two decades, begins his tour of South America. Victims and the organisation called on the pontiff to take concrete steps, including setting up a truth commission.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "Activists call on Pope to expel abusers ahead of Latin America tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-call-on-pope-to-expel-abusers-ahead-of-latin-america-tour",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Activists urge Pope Leo to expel sexual abusers from Catholic Church ahead of Latin America tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-urge-pope-leo-to-expel-sexual-abusers-from-catholic-church",
        "published": "2026-11-06T00:46:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}